In the Heat of the Night (1965) 
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In the Heat of the Night (Novel) Published: 1965 Author: John Ball Author Born: Jul. 8, 1911 • Schenectady, NY Author Died: Oct. 15, 1988 • Encino, CA Film Adaptation: In the Heat of the Night Film Released: 1967 |
In the Heat of the Night (Novel) Overview:
In the Heat of the Night is a 1965 novel by John Ball set in the fictional community of Wells, North Carolina. The main character is a black police detective named Virgil Tibbs passing through the small town during a time of bigotry and the civil rights movement.
The novel is the basis of the 1967 award-winning film of the same name, directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sidney Poitier. Ball would feature Tibbs in the subsequent novels The Cool Cottontail (1966), Johnny Get Your Gun (1969), Five Pieces of Jade (1972), The Eyes of Buddha (1976), Then Came Violence (1980) and Singapore (1986),
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In the Heat of the Night
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Sidney Poitier
(as Virgil Tibbs)
In the Heat of the Night
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Rod Steiger
(as Gillespie)
In the Heat of the Night
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Warren Oates
(as Sam Wood)
In the Heat of the Night
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Lee Grant
(as Mrs. Colbert)
In the Heat of the Night
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Larry Gates
(as Endicott)
In the Heat of the Night
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William Schallert
(as Mayor Schubert)
In the Heat of the Night
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Beah Richards
(as Mama Caleba)
In the Heat of the Night
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Peter Whitney
(as Courtney)
In the Heat of the Night
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Arthur Malet
(as Ulam)
In the Heat of the Night
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1967